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There are a lot of articles going around right now about critique and a lot of them are very good. I’m going to try to address the power and the pain of critique from a slightly different angle. Because emotional response to critique is where 99% of the rubber ceases to meet the road in my experience. Who am I to talk about this? I was an actress in a past life (like, seriously, I haven’t been on stage in 26 years, but I was an actor for 11 years*), and I am here to tell you that being critiqued…

Hello #PitchWars mentors! I’m Adele Buck, writing adult contemporary romance. The book I’m submitting is Persuading Anna, a contemporary retelling of Austen’s Persuasion (and yes, right out of the gate, if you have a better title, I am ALL EARS.) The book has been critique-grouped and edited, but definitely still needs work! I’m eager to get a fresh set of eyes on it. Want to tear it to pieces and put it back together? Who would want to read this book? Well, do you like contemporary Austen retellings? How about a heroine in a male-dominated job and industry? (She’s the Chief Financial…

#1LineWed is a hashtag prompt from @RWAKissofDeath for writers to select a line from a work or work-in-progress on a particular theme and post it to Twitter. Theme: Lines from Page 6, 16, or 160 (I did all three) “I am sorry. Truly. That was glib and idiotic. I don’t usually dine out on my own feet. Can we begin again?” #1linewed#p6 — Adele Buck (@_AdeleBuck) June 15, 2016 When Colin first meets Alicia, he makes the mistake of questioning her honesty because of her profession. From Acting Out, in progress. “…One ticket on the Guilt Express for Miss Marianne Ashford.…

#1LineWed is a hashtag prompt from @RWAKissofDeath for writers to select a line from a work or work-in-progress on a particular theme and post it to Twitter. Theme: Number. “I have purchased exactly two items. Two,” Laurie said, lifting the same number of fingers in a rude British gesture…#1linewed #number — Adele Buck (@_AdeleBuck) June 8, 2016 Laurie defends himself against his boyfriend’s accusations of excessive shopping. From Acting Up, completed work, as yet unpublished. All of my #1LineWed responses

EDIT 7/22/16: Aw heck – this old thing? I wrote a much more fun one which you can see over here. Greetings to all who came here from Lana Pattinson’s generous blog hop…I’m going to be holding my breath, crossing my fingers, and entering one of my books into Pitch Wars this year. A New Hampshire native, Adele has lived in the Washington, D.C. area for almost 20 years. Her very first fiction writing experience was a serialized story about a girl who turns into a horse that enthralled her second-grade class. She continued to indulge her creative side with a…

#1LineWed is a hashtag prompt from @RWAKissofDeath for writers to select a line from a work or work-in-progress on a particular theme and post it to Twitter. Theme: Late. “…realizing a beat too late that that was exactly the kind of idiotic little joke of a gesture…” #1linewed pic.twitter.com/MPumo6UFlU — Adele Buck (@_AdeleBuck) June 1, 2016 Cath doesn’t know how to behave the morning after her best friend and business partner kisses her… From Acting Up, completed work, as yet unpublished. All of my #1LineWed responses

#1LineWed is a hashtag prompt from @RWAKissofDeath for writers to select a line from a work or work-in-progress on a particular theme and post it to Twitter. Theme: Anger. “Frankly, I just remember being furiously angry. And part of my anger was because some of the things you objected to were true.” #1LineWed — Adele Buck (@_AdeleBuck) May 25, 2016 Former teenage sweethearts Anna and Rick finally talk openly about their past. From Persuading Anna, completed work, as yet unpublished. All of my #1LineWed responses

#1LineWed is a hashtag prompt from @RWAKissofDeath for writers to select a line from a work or work-in-progress on a particular theme and post it to Twitter. Theme: a closing chapter hook. “Go home. And if you ever so much as look at my sister again, I will punch you in the neck.” #1linewed #hooks — Adele Buck (@_AdeleBuck) May 18, 2016 When the discovery of Juan’s secret devastates Mari, her sister Ellie tells him where he can go. From Software and Sensibility, draft completed, partially edited. All of my #1LineWed responses

#1LineWed is a hashtag prompt from @RWAKissofDeath for writers to select a line from a work or work-in-progress on a particular theme and post it to Twitter. Theme: opening lines (from any chapter) https://twitter.com/_AdeleBuck/status/730359341014880256 In the previous chapter, passionate kisses on Ellie’s front stoop following a promising first date were interrupted by Ellie’s mother paying an unexpected visit. Though Ed, her date, handled being given his walking papers with aplomb, Ellie is mortified and frustrated. From Software and Sensibility, draft completed, partially edited. All of my #1LineWed responses

#1LineWed is a hashtag prompt from @RWAKissofDeath for writers to select a line from a work or work-in-progress on a particular theme and post it to Twitter. Theme: “pretty.” James, an actor, has been teasing Cath, the stage manager of his current play. Cath is a middle-distance runner and he’s told her she needs to eat her lunch so she will be fueled up to run. She takes an enormous bite of her sandwich and replies: “Eat up, pretty boy. You work out at least two hours a day. You…what did you say to me? You need the calories.”#1linewed —…